CTI Seminar Proceedings

CTI / Industry Joint Seminar on Technology Diffusion in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Seminar Theme: Challenges to the Governmental, Business and Financial Sectors for the Promotion of Industrial Technology Transfer
Organized by: 
Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) & United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in co-operation with 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat & the Ministry of Economics and Labour, Austria

Welcome and Opening 
Facilitator: Robert Williams, UNIDO
Minister of Economics and Labour, Austria Mr. Herwig Dürr on behalf of the Minister Austrian government
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Ms. Haruko Hirose Managing Director
Programme Coordination and Field Operations Division
Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) Mr. Shigetaka Seki Executive Committee Chair

SESSION I
Status of Technology Transfer Under the Climate Convention
Chair: Mr. Shigetaka Seki (CTI)
Marrakech Accords, Delhi Declaration & Technology Transfer Mr. Daniele Violetti UNFCCC Secretariat 
Activities of EGTT Dr. Vute Wangwacharakul UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT)

SESSION II
Technology Transfer and the Kyoto Protocol
Chair: Dr. Vute Wangwacharakul (UNFCCC EGTT)
Activities of CTI  Prof. Morihiro Kurushima CTI Programme Manager
Austrian Role in Technology Transfer Mr. Herwig Dürr Director
Foreign Economic Policy & European Integration
International Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Economics and Labour
UNIDO Activities on Industry and Climate Change Mr. Peter Pembleton
Mr. Cahit Gurkok
Mr. Victor Zakharian
Mr. Ferda Gelegen		 Multilateral Environmental Agreements Branch
Energy & Cleaner Production Branch
Field Coordination and Resource Mobilization Branch
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

SESSION III
Regional Presentations: OECD 
Chair: Prof. Morihiro Kurushima (CTI)
Rapporteur: Mr. Helmut Berger (ALLPLAN, Austria)
Expertise gained through Joint Implementation of Renewable Energy (Hydro Power) Projects in Bulgaria Dr. Konrad Autengruber Head of Business Development 
VA Tech Hydro, Austria
Coal and Fossil Fuels en route to a Carbon Constrained Future Dr. John Topper Managing Director, IEA Clean Coal Centre
Managing Director, IEA Environmental Projects Ltd., France
EC-Energy Centres - basis of the Eastern Climate Change Network  Mr. Daniel Droste MVV Consultants and Engineers, Germany
Renewable Energy Technology Initiatives in the EU and outreach to CEE and CAS Dr. Pim Kieskamp Climate Business Network (CBNet), Netherlands
Sustainable Energy Financing Mr. Jan-Willem van de Ven European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)
In pursuit of JI/CDM Projects Mr. Junichi Nakazawa General Manager Moscow Office
Sumitomo Corporation
J-POWER’s Role in Climate Change and Technology Transfer Ms. Sumie Nakayama Manager
Corporate Planning and Administration Department
Climate Change Group
JPOWER
Energy Saving & GHG Reducing Technologies at Nippon Steel  Mr. Naohito Soma Manager
Steel Plant Marketing Division
Plant & Machinery Division
International Cooperation & Environmental Solution Department
Nippon Steel
Improving the Efficiency of Industrial Energy Systems Ms. Aimee T. McKane Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
USA

SESSION IV
Panel Discussion on the Role of OECD Countries in Technology Diffusion in Eastern Europe and Central Asia 
Chair: Guillermo Jimenez, UNIDO
Panelists: 
Dr. Konrad Autengruber (VA Tech Hydro, Austria), Mr. Daniel Droste (ECCN, Germany), Dr. Pim Kieskamp (CBNet, Netherlands), Mr. George Abulashvili (EEC Georgia)
Rapporteur: Mr. Helmut Berger (ALLPLAN, Austria)

SESSION V
Regional Presentations CEE & CAS 
Chair: Dr. Gaudenz B. Assenza (Palacky University, Czech Republic); Rapporteur: Prof. Sergei Levchenko (LHMTI Belarus)

Central and Eastern Europe Panel
Energy efficiency and climate change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: The case of Ukraine and lessons for the entire region - Case Study Dr. Gaudenz B. Assenza Senior Lecturer
Palacky University
Czech Republic
Analysis of Electricity Chain Facilities and Least Cost Expansion Plan for Belarus Electricity Generation System - background paper; data base system Prof. Dr. Sergei A. Levchenko Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Bulgarian policy in the field of climate change and technology diffusion - background paper Dipl. Eng. Nikolay Nikolov Head expert on Programmes and Projects (energy efficiency and environment)
Energy Efficiency Agency
Ministry of Energy & Energy Resources, Bulgaria
Review of the energy sector - background paper Mrs. Lidia Trescilo Member of National UNFCCC Working Group, Moldova
Climate Change Ms. Tatjana Markov Department for International Co-operation
Ministry for the Protection of Natural Resources and the Environment
Serbia & Montenegro
National Strategy on Energy - background paper; case study (1); case study (2) Dr. Ing .Besim Islami Head
National Energy Agency, Albania
JI opportunities in Ukrainian Industry - background paper (1); background paper (2) Vladimir Laskarevsky Research Fellow
Project Manager Canadian-Ukranian Environmental Cooperation Programme
Institute of Energy, Ukraine

Central Asia Panel
Technology Transfer in Context of Climate Change - background paper Ms. Lyubov Anatolievna Inyutina Senior Expert
Environmental Policy and Regulation
Climate Change Coordination Center, Kazakhstan
Capacity Building and Development for Technology Transfer on Climate Change Mitigation - background paper Mr. Ilhomjon Rajabov Expert on Climate Change
Main Administration on hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, Tajikistan
Identification, Analysis and Prioritization of Barriers for Technology Transfer - background paper Ms. Irina Atamuradova Technical Assistant of National Coordinator on Climate Change
Ministry of Nature Protection, Turkmenistan
Barriers to Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies and Ways to Overcome Them - background paper Dr. Tatyana Ososkova Chief of Environment Pollution Monitoring Department
Main Administration of Hydrometeorology (GLAVGIDROMET), Uzbekistan

Transcaucasia Panel
Techology Transfer Issuses under the UNFCCC Mr. Aram Gabrielyan Head of Department of Atmosphere Protection
Ministry of Nature Protection of RA, Armenia
Capacity Needs Assessment for Successful Transfer of Climate-friendly Technologies - background paper Ms. Marina Shvangiradze Head of Division
National Agency on Climate Change, Georgia

SESSION VI
Panel Discussion on Overcoming Financial Barriers and the Role of Multilateral and Financial Organizations
Chair: Dr. Pim Kieskamp (CBNet, Netherlands)
Panelists: Mr. Jan-Willem van de Ven (EBRD, UK), Ms. Marina Shvangiradze (NACC Georgia), Mr Ferda Gelegen (UNIDO ITPO Japan)
SESSION VII: Summary & Conclusions Mr. Peter Pembleton
Mr. Daniele Violetti
Dr. Vute Wangwacharakul		 UNIDO
UNFCCC
EGTT
SESSION VIII: Closing Address Mr. Shigetaka Seki CTI
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